fasting.

My 4th of July was fantastic.  Some friends from the Oasis went over to celebrate with members of the Old Union Church.  I ended up having a ton of fun.  We ate hot dogs, listened to our worship band play (ps- they have a really hot drummer), listened to a great bluegrass band, enjoyed some ice cream, and watched fireworks in the rain.  It's hard to express the joy that I get from spending time with people who love Jesus & live their lives to serve Him.  You can see a difference in those kind of people.  It reminds me that I really need to surround myself with friends who encourage & push me in that direction.  

So this week's a little crazy.  I got a new boss & someone from work is on vacation.  That means I have to close an extra night and my schedule's a little weird.  I'm working six days in a row and I'm pretty sure that the only day I won't be crazy busy this week or the next will be... Thursday.  Saturday we're having a rummage sale at church and I'm pretty sure we'll be attending my cousin Kitlee's birthday party with my family.  Then next week is.... V.   B.   S.   oh boy :)  I love kids & cannot wait to have my own... but I will not lie, VBS wears me out.  Then the week after that, Tim will be gone to CIY.  

Sometimes when my schedule gets crazy, I get down & cranky.  Sometimes life just seems way too busy & complicated by things I don't want to do.  So here is my strategy to get through this: no soap operas for a week & no people.com for a week.  The soap opera thing sounds silly... but I'll come home from work, exhausted by being up at 4am and just lie on the couch for two hours watching soap operas.  We don't have cable, so that's really all I watch of TV, but I still feel it's a waste of time & a weird escape for me.  I need to read or sleep... that's what I need to do.  

It's supposed to take three weeks to make a habit... and this whole thing will be going on while Tim's at CIY so I'm praying I can make it happen.

Wish me luck!

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